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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,November 16,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> 8. #15-3784 CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT TO 8-1 DEFINITIONS REGARDING <br /> RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING (continued) <br /> Barnhart stated the City Council may elect to table it until the dark skies discussion starts, but that the <br /> general perception of someone will be that a light will appear bright if they are looking at the darkness <br /> and then at the light. <br /> Mayor McMillan noted she dropped off copies of other cities' ordinances and they talk about a lot of the <br /> issues that the Planning Commission has discussed tonight. McMillan indicated she likes the whereas <br /> clause at the beginning where it talks about the reasoning for the ordinance. McMillan stated she would <br /> like the Planning Commission to review this again in January and then make a recommendation after <br /> reviewing the other ordinances. <br /> Leskinen requested the information be e-mailed to the Planning Commissioners prior to January so they <br /> have an opportunity to review it before the work session. <br /> Schoenzeit moved,Landgraver seconded,to table Application No. 15-3784,City of Orono Text <br /> Amendment to 78-1 Definitions Regarding Residential Lighting. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> 9. 2016 SCHEDULE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVES AT <br /> COUNCIL MEETINGS <br /> Schwingler moved,McGrann seconded,to approve the 2016 Schedule for Planning Commission <br /> Representatives at City Council Meetings. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS <br /> 10. REPORT FROM PLANNING COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVES ON CITY <br /> COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD ON OCTOBER 26,2015,AND NOVEMBER 9,2015 <br /> Schoenzeit stated he attended the October 26 meeting. At that meeting the Yaffe application was denied <br /> and the Council had a significant amount of discussion on the Irwin Jacobs property and the temporary <br /> access road. Schoenzeit indicated he was pretty uncomfortable with the discussion given the fact that it is <br /> a private road, especially given the restrictions the contractor was willing to place on the construction. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the amount of use on Heritage Lane is very minimal versus what it would take to <br /> construct a temporary construction road. <br /> Landgraver stated he is not sure why the City would require a construction road when the developer was <br /> attempting to address the concerns of the neighbors. <br /> Schwingler stated he attended the November 9 meeting and that there was considerable discussion <br /> regarding the conditional use permit for The Woofington. The conditional use permit and text <br /> amendment were eventually approved with the added condition restricting the breeds of dogs to 25 <br /> pounds or less. <br /> The Irwin Jacobs application was tabled but a number of public comments were received. The residents <br /> hired their own engineer who said that a temporary road could be constructed with the removal of only <br /> one tree. <br /> Page 28 of 29 <br />